This seems like a good place to ask this?
What are the chief differences between the National Guard and the Army reserves.
A side from the National Guard being called up for state emergencies and being eligible for state and federal money for college.
I also read something about National Guard being eligible for combat MOS where as the reserve isn't any truth to that?

To make the matters even worse my brother graduated from Wentworth Military Academy & College http://wma.edu/College/index.php
Although that was many years ago to put it into context he was in Honduras during that little Iran Contra thing.

That is a good question. I am going to say that the new Guard ad is worse. For this reason at least the old Marine ad was pretty freaking cool looking and entertaining. This new Guard Ad is kind of lame and probably is not targeting the right demographic.

Personally I think when it comes to military recruitment, warm bodies are the only demographic. Seeing as cagefighting is pretty big now a days with the older teens and young adults (the preferred recruitment age) it's only natural that they go in that direction.

Last edited by samsun; 11/01/2012 1:46pm at .
Reason: Had a little more to say

Personally I think when it comes to military recruitment, warm bodies are the only demographic. Seeing as cagefighting is pretty big now a days with the older teens and young adults (the preferred recruitment age) it's only natural that they go in that direction.

That's not true. It's fairly difficult to get into the military these days, and that goes for all branches.

You need at least a 31 on the ASVAB, higher if you want a good job. You cannot have anything in your background more serious than a few speeding tickets. You can't have any tattoos showing in certain spots on your body. You can't have ADHD, Asthma, some common allergies, and for a lot of the jobs you need to have good credit.

That's not true. It's fairly difficult to get into the military these days, and that goes for all branches.

You need at least a 31 on the ASVAB, higher if you want a good job. You cannot have anything in your background more serious than a few speeding tickets. You can't have any tattoos showing in certain spots on your body. You can't have ADHD, Asthma, some common allergies, and for a lot of the jobs you need to have good credit.

We stopped taking warm bodies several years ago.

This is all very true, so the question is, is this particular ad reaching out to the people that they are looking for?

This is all very true, so the question is, is this particular ad reaching out to the people that they are looking for?

Haven't seen it yet, on a mobile connection. Here's the thing, people who do MMA are much more likely to be in shape than the average, off-the-couch, 18 year old. It's a real challenge finding kids who are in shape enough to pass initial entry standards for weight, and who can pass a PT assessment before shipping out to Basic.

I've served as an Instructor for the Guard's pre-basic training program, getting new recruits ready for Basic. Our recruiters generally put in good people, but I'm amazed that there are males who can't do a mile in under 8:30.

Someone coming from a high school wrestling background, or even a BJJ class, is more likely to fit the profile we're looking for than someone who's interested in the Guard because of Call of Duty.